Cooking utensil.



R. G. PAULUS.-

v COOKING UTENSIL. APPLICATION 31mm JUNE 10, 1908.

Patgnted Dec. 8, 1908.

(It II ROBERT C. PAULUS, OF PASO ROBLES CALIFORNIA.

oooKnvG UTENSIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

Application filed June 10, 1908. Serial No. 437,757.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT C. PAULUS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Paso Robles, in the county of San Luis Obispo and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in CookingUtensils, of which the followin is a specification.

The invention re ates to an improvement in cooking utensils, and isparticularly directed to a cover for such utensils which will beautomatically sup orted in open position and which is provided withmeans for forming a vent for the utensil, and with means for drainingthe condensations from the inside of the cover back into the vessel whenthe cover is elevated.

The main object of the present invention is the provision of a cover forcooking utensils formed with a hinge member arranged to cooperate with areceiving member on the utensil and so formed as to automaticallysupport the cover in elevated position when raised, the constructionincluding the formation of a drain flange on the interior of the coverand a series of openings adapted to be controlled by a valve section toafford vent openings for the utensil, when desired.

The invention in the preferred form of details will be described in thefollowing s ecification, reference being had particularly to theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 represents a plan illustratingthe construction of my cover and showing the same applied to a cookingutensil. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of the same. Fig. 3 is anelevation with the cover raised. Fig. 4 is a broken sectional view.illustrating the connection of the valve section. Fig. 5 is a brokenperspective illustrating particularly the hinge member of the cover.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, my improved coveris designed for use with a cooking utensil 1 which, in the formillustrated, is of the ordinary sauce-pan type. a point in its upperperipheral edge with a loop or eye member 2, the outer or operativecross bar of which is spaced a slight distance from the rim of theutensil.

The cover proper 3, which is, of course, of a size to snugly fit theutensil 1, is provided at a point in its peripheral edge with a hingemember 4 to cooperate with the loop 2 on the utensil. The member 4,which is preferably a section or strip of sheet metal, is secured to thebody of the cover by rivets or other fas- The utensil is provided attenings, and beyond the edge of the cover is formed with atransversely-disposed depression 5 designed to engage and form a pivotalconnection with the cross bar of the loop 2. Beyond the depression, thematerial of the member 4 is projected forwardly at an angle to the mainplane of the member to provide a flange 6, said flange being preferablyformed and strengthened by doubling the material upon itself, as clearlyshown in Fig. 5. At one end, the flange 6 terminates in coincidence withthe edge of the member 4, while at the opposite end said flange projectsbeyond the adjacent edge of the member to provide a stop 7, the purposeof which will presently appear. The width of the member 4 along the lineof the depression 5 is approximately equal to the interior width of the00p 2, so that when the member 4 is engaged in said loop, the wall ofthe depression will bear throughout its length on the outer or spacedcross bar of the loop.

At a point diametrica ly opposite the member 4, the cover 3 is providedwith a spring catch 8, which is of approximately U form having theterminal of one arm pivotally secured to the lid and the terminal of theopposite arm bent laterally to said arm to provide a finger member 9.The spacing of the arms of the member 8 is such as to snugly engage thebead rim 10 of the body of the utensil, so that the member 8 will, inuse, form a catch for securing the cover in closed position, as clearlyshown in Fig. 2.

Within the cover and throughout a point about coextensive with half thecircumference thereof, I provide a drain flange 11, preferably a stripof material having its greatest width at a point midway between its endsand gradually narrowed from said point of greatest width to the ends.The flange 11 is secured on the inner side of the cover so that its freeor relatively lower edge is spaced from the inner surface of the cover,

the body of the flange inclining outwardly and downwardly from its pointof connection with the cover. In the use of the flange, all vaporcondensing on the inner surface of the cover will, when the cover iselevated in the position shown in Fig. 3, be directed to said flange andguided by the latter over the body of the utensil into which it willthus be directed. The cover is also formed with a series of openings 12arranged in regular or irregular order, adjacent which openings thereispivoted, in a member 13 fixed on the cover, a valve section 14 adaptedfor manual control to close any one or more openings 12. By this means,a proper venting of the utensil Without the necessity of elevating thecover, is provided, it being understood that the operator may, bycontrolling the vent openings, regulate the retention of the vaporsWithin the utensil, as desired.

In connecting the cover to the utensil, the cover is tilted so as todirect the flange 6 through the loop 2 at an inclination, and the crossbar of the latter engaged in the depression 5. In this arrangement, ahing-econnection between the cover and utensil is provided, which isserviceable for all ordinary purposes, the stop 7 serving, when thecover is elevated to the degree shown in Fig. 3, for engagement with thebody of the utensil thereby supporting the cover in such elevatedposition without the necessity of other means.

The cover is to be constructed of any desired material and in such sizesand outline contours as will adapt it for convenient use with theparticular utensil, it being understood that the present inventioncontemplates the use of any material and any size or contour for thecover.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. A cookingutensil, a loop member secured thereto, a cover for the utensil, and ahinge member carried by the cover, said hinge member being formed by astri of material secured to the cover of a widt to fit within the loopmember, said strip projecting beyond the edge of the cover and beingformed with a depression to engage one bar of the loop member and with aflange of greater length than the width of the loop member whereby toprovide a flange extension beyond the loop member.

2. A cooking utensil, a loop member secured thereto, a cover for theutensil and a hinge member carried by the cover arranged to cooperatewith the loop, said hinge memher being formed of a strip of materialsecured to the cover and projected beyond the edge of the same, saidstrip being of a Width corresponding to the interior width of the loopand being formed with a depression to engage one of the cross bars ofthe loop, the strip beyond the depression being formed with a flangeprojecting at an angle to the plane of the strip, said flange beinglongitudinally extended beyond one edge of the strip to form a stop inthe elevation of the cover.

3. A cooking utensil, a cover therefor, a

wardly with relation to the plane of the cover from the central portionof the covertoward' the edge, the maximum length of the flange.

being arranged immediately adjacent the hinge connection between thecover and utensil.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT C. PAULUS. WVitnesses J. POULSEN, JAMES PYE, Jr.

